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power, the glor)', and the splendour 

 of the throne ; a king vs ho has ever 

 governed according to the hxws, and 

 whose sceptreis at once strengthened 

 by the privileges, and embelHshed 

 by the happiness of his subjects. 

 Herelmight expatiate ontheaugust 

 virtues of that monarch whom you 

 have chosen for your own ; but they 

 are known to all his subjects ; you 

 will therefore become acquainted 

 with them by a happy and certain 

 experience, and this testimony will 

 be far more faithful than my weak 

 voice. 



It would not, however, be right 

 that your liberty should dependsole- 

 lyon the personal virtuesof the mo- 

 narch. You have therefore been 

 careful to ensure it by the wise con- 

 stitution and fundamental laws of 

 our union, which, in my opinion, 

 constitute so essential a part of the 

 act you present to me this day, tliat 

 I could not (without violating the 

 cor.fideuce reposed in me by my 

 sovereign,) agree to a system which 

 m;ght havo degenerated into tyran- 

 ny ; a condition equally unfavour- 

 able to the happiness of him who 

 exercises it, aud of those wiio en- 

 dure it. 



It his majesty, therefore, accepts 

 the crown which you have decreed 

 to offer him, it is because he is de- 

 termined to protect, and never to 

 enslave those fiom wiiom he re- 

 ceives it : and, above all, because 

 it is given, and not seized upuii by 

 violeiiC;. 



Forexternal security, you wanted 

 nothing but the constant and active 

 alliance of a maritime power : this 

 act iiiaurcs it to you; and v^hilst you 



enjoy at home peace and tranquil- 

 lily, which the enemy will no longer 

 be able to interrupt, you will share 

 with us the treasures of trade, and 

 the sovereignty of the seas. 



From this day therefore you are 

 quiet and free. To preserve these 

 blessings, you have only to preserve 

 your ancient virtues, courage, and 

 the sacred love of your country j 

 these are the native virtues of your 

 soil ; they will be enriched by those 

 which accompany our union, and 

 which you will derive from our in- 

 dustry, from our long experience, 

 that true source of political wisdom, 

 andfrom our love of liberty, at once 

 enthusiasticand enlightened. I speak 

 of that liberty which has for its ob- 

 ject to maintain your civil rights, 

 and thehappinessof the people; not 

 to serve ambition and vice : that li- 

 berty which is inseparable from re- 

 ligion, order, respect for the laws, 

 and a sacred regard for property } 

 the hrst principle of every human 

 society ; that liberty which abhors 

 every kind of despotism, and espe- 

 cially that most terrible of all despo- 

 tism, which arises from the unre- 

 strained violence of the human pas- 

 sions. Such are the virtues which 

 belong both to you and to us. On 

 their happy mixture and influence 

 on each other depends the prospe- 

 rity of Coislca, immediate liberty, 

 and a progressive and increasing 

 prosperity. Such is the text ; to 

 v.'liich I hope and venture to pre- 

 dict, that our behaviour to each 

 other, and our common destinies, 

 will always prove a iaithtul and a 

 satisfactory illustration. 



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